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HARDCORE. Belonging to the generation of Japanese kids that started bands in the early 2000s inspired by the legends of Japanese hardcore such as GLOOM, DISCLOSE and CFDL, ISTERISMO is today one of the most important contemporary Japanese hardcore bands. As always, ISTERISMO remain at the forefront of the contemporary Japanese raw noise hardcore scene along with peers ZYANOSE and D-CLONE. Their unique blend of noise is no doubt indebted to the older statesmen GLOOM who lead Japan’s '90s raw noise crasher scene mixed with a healthy fascination for classics of Italian hardcore. ISTERISMO is no longer the young upstarts of Tokyo hardcore scene that they were once coming up, but after a number of important records, today ISTERISMO is an established, hardened and mature band.

METALCORE. IT DIES TODAY's debut album, "the caitiff choir", has been remixed and remastered and packaged with all new artwork. The album comes with 7 bonus songs including the re-recorded versions of their "forever scorned" release, as well as their DEPECHE MODE cover of "enjoy the silence", for a total of 18 songs. CD version includes a DVD with 3 videos and behind-the-scenes footage. Colored vinyl comes with a gatefold-cover.

POST-PUNK. Album after album IT'S NOT NOT have proven themselves to be one of the most interesting bands of spanish independent scene. Always mantaining an inconformist, rageful attitude, punk for some, avangardist for others. Their wonderful songs seem to hide in an apparent chaos that only dissipates after a couple or 3 listenings, when your ear adapts to their complexity of rythms, structures and harmonies. Far beyond backgounds, what these 4 guys have in common is their love for music, wherever it comes from, old or modern, aggressive or relaxing. And when that's the starting point, you can only make such interesting, rich, rageful, sensitive, fun and shining records as this one.

HARDCORE-PUNK. THE ITALION STALLION played short chaotic and energetic thrash hardcore-punk with rough lyrics, somewhere between the '80 hardcore-legends, thrashcore and deutsch-punk. From 2003 to 2008 THE ITALION STALLION released three 7"s, a demo-tape and several compilation-tracks. After they had to cancel their European-tour in 2008, the band split up and after a short break they came back as ABFUKK. Posthumously they published a wonderful limited CD discography, which is the basic for this discography-LP. All 45 songs THE ITALION STALLION ever recorded, including unreleased material, compilation tracks and cover versions of BLACK FLAG, GG ALIN, SLIME and many more. Vinyl comes with thick 350gr cover, posterinlay and includes a digital download card.

HARDCORE-PUNK. New York's IVY returns with their new 7", "a cat's cause no dogs problem". This new release takes everything that was great about their debut and condenses it into a 4-track platter consisting of their strongest material to date. Claustrophobic and judgmental hardcore-punk that resembles little else these days.

HARDCORE-PUNK. Delivering on the lo-fi promise of their demo, New York's IVY present their debut, a cleaner and fuller representation of their brand of off-kilter hardcore-punk that, no matter how hard they try to play it by the books, ends up being terribly unique. Ex- and current members of BROWN SUGAR, DEFORMITY, and WEIRD TV.

EMO/POP-PUNK. Hailing from Texas, IVY LEAGUE has been churning away now for a couple years. After releasing their debut 7" earlier in 2011 on Life To Live Records, the band quickly got back into the studio and recorded their "summer sessions". With their mix of sincerity and excellent songwriting, IVY LEAGUE is going to be around for a long time. For fans of TITLE FIGHT and MAKE DO AND MEND.

EMO/POP-PUNK. It's often said that where people live can deeply impact their creative endeavors and nothing could be truer about Texas's IVY LEAGUE. For their 1st proper full-length, the boys ventured to Southern California to work with Paul Miner (New Found Glory, Man Overboard) and created "transparency", a heartfelt, punk-rock album that is both tender and intense. Colored vinyl includes a digital download card.

ELECTRONIC/AMBIENT/INSTRUMENTAL. This minimal synth driven soundtrack effectively captures what it's like to wander the desert at night. It's full of chance meetings and mystical events that can only be believed by experiencing them personally. A haunting midnight road trip through the imaginary cinemascape of Wash, a motion picture spectacle byJ. GALLEGO. You may know that name because he is the main force behind DREAMDECAY whose album we released last year. "wash ost" comes packaged in a custom die-cut jacket with a fullcolor innersleeve inside. Vinyl is limited to 500 copies and includes a digital download card.

ALTERNATIVE-ROCK. Like its predecessors, "elastic days" was recorded at J. MASCIS' own Bisquiteen studio. MASCIS does almost all his own stunts, although Ken Miauri (who also appeared on "tied to a star") plays keyboards and there are a few guest vocal spots. These include old mates Pall Jenkins (BLACK HEART PROCESSION), and Mark Mulcahy (MIRACLE LEGION, etc.), as well as the newly added voice of Zoë Randell (LULUC) among others. This is a lazy man's shorthand, but it still rings true. "elastic days" brims with great moments. Epic hooks that snare you in surprisingly subtle ways, guitar textures that slide against each other like old lovers, and structures that range from a neo-power-ballad to jazzily-canted West Coasty post-psych. Vinyl includes a digital download card.

ALTERNATIVE-ROCK. It's hard to believe that after 25 years of squalling guitar rock with DINOSAUR JR and a slew of other bands, J. MASCIS is just now releasing his 1st proper solo album, and that it's a laid-back acoustic record. After listening to "several shades of why", it's even harder to believe he hasn't explored this format more often. His maximum rock 'n' roll six-string shredding morphs exceptionally well into this album's earthy, forlorn picking, and Mascis' lazy, stripped-bare backdrop of acoustic guitars and cellos and jingling tambourines is pure magic. Several guest musicians drop in to lend a hand on the album (including BAND OF HORSES, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, A SILVER MOUNT ZION, BLACK HEART PROCESSION etc.). Vinyl includes a digital download card.

ALTERNATIVE-ROCK. J. MASCIS' "tied to a star", the follow up to his acclaimed Sub Pop debut "several shades of why". "tied to a star" also features guest appearances from musicians BLACK HEART PROCESSION, MIRACLE LEGION or CAT POWER. Vinyl includes a digital download card.

SINGER/SONGWRITER. J. ROBBINS has been the guitarist/singer and primary songwriter (or pushiest collaborator) in several bands since the early-'90s, including JAWBOX, BURNING AIRLINES, CJANNELS. J. ROBBINS started performing as a solo artist around 2010, making occasional low-key digital releases. "un-becoming" - which came together in short bursts of activity spread out over the long stretch between 2016 and 2019 - is his 1st full-length solo record.

PUNK-ROCK. Limited reissue of this classic Swiss-punk classic from 1979. JACK & THE RIPPERS were one of the 1st punk bands in Switzerland, based in Geneva, which has at that time an equally vibrant punk scene such as Zurich. Musically the band can be describe as brilliant power punk with strong English strike on the right track. So enjoy this wonderful piece of punk-rock! Comes with insert and a cover, treated with an especially UV-continual varnish!